Monday, April 7, 2014

The First Interview

With the oldest child there are so many firsts.Princess says she is the guinea pig of the
family as she is the first born.Well
Sunday was another milestone first – job interview!

Last Thursday we were sitting at the dining table discussing
summer plans.She asked me if she would
ever have time to get a job.My reply
“you want a job?”She said “sure.”After I thought about it, now seemed to be as
good a time as any to get a part time job.Her work load is a bit light at the moment.Believe it or not, her community college
class has not been all that demanding.That’s a conversation for another time.Anyway….her summer schedule of activities begins 6/29 so if she works
now until then I figure it would be good experience for her before the rigor of
senior year begins.

So we checked out snagajob.com
to see who was hiring in the area.She filled out an application for Chick-Fil-A then we headed out to talk
with individuals in the local area.We
stopped inside Chick-Fil-A, Chipotle, Target, Coldstone Creamery, Wendy’s, and
Dairy Queen.To our surprise Chipotle
had a group interview going on in the corner of the restaurant when we
arrived.The manager informed us that
another would be conducted on Sunday at 10 am and Monday at 3 pm.We opted to return on Sunday.

I really wanted her dad to take her through a mock interview
but he didn’t arrive home from work until late Saturday night.So she took the advice I had to offer and I
dropped her off at Chipotle Sunday morning after church (early morning
service).Three people were a part of
the interview process.My daughter said
the manager asked all the interview questions I prepped her for.

Tell me
about yourself

Tell me about a situation where you“fill in the blank”

Why do you want to work for Chipotle?

She had ready answers and felt very confident about her
interview.Because the other young
ladies drove themselves to the interview they left before my daughter when the
interview was over.Princess had extra
time to talk with the manager and even get a free burrito before grandma
arrived to pick her up.Now we wait for
the phone call.The only downside of the
interview was my daughter’s availability.She can only work from about 5-10 pm.So we will see if she made a big enough impression to be hired.